Lesser Masked-Weaver
Ploceus intermedius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPloceidae (Weavers and Allies)
- GenusPloceus (Typical Weavers)
- SpeciesPloceus intermedius (Lesser Masked-Weaver)
The lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It builds its nests in large colonies, often alongside the village weaver and sometimes the red-billed buffalo weaver. This species is commonly parasitised by the Diederik cuckoo. It is found in eastern, south-eastern and southern Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Ploceus vitellinus
Zanzibar Bishop
Euplectes nigroventris
Red-headed Weaver
Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-billed Quelea
Quelea quelea
Grosbeak Weaver
Amblyospiza albifrons
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Bubalornis niger
Red-headed Quelea
Quelea erythrops
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Euplectes axillaris
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Masked-Weaver at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there